Rail-joint.



A. G. KELLEY @L S. A. MURPHY.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNBQ, 1914. 1,108,371., Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEs,1s14.

1,108,371. Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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1,108,371. Spefwn ef Letters Patent Patented Ang. 25, 1914.

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To C/,ZZ whom t may concern and SWAN A. MURPHY, Citizens ot the United trltates, residing at Gradyville, in the County elE Grady, State oii Georgia, have invented a new and 'useful Rail-Joint, oft which the following is a speeiiieation.

This invention relates to rail joints, its object being to provide a joint which obviates the necessity oi1 nsing nnts and bolts such as are .eoinnionly employed and which not only serresto hold the rails securely together but also prevents pounding bythe wheels passing over the joint.

A. :further object is to j'novide a rail oint, the parts of whielji Cannot be separated by ordinary vibration. j i j "With the toregoing and other objeets in View which 'will appear as the deseription iroeeedsythe invention resides in the eoinliiinrtion and ari'angeinent olf` parts and in the details of construction hereinafter deseribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment oit the invention herein disel sed, can be in-ade within the scope ot what is claimed, withont departing troni the spirit ot the inrention. .j

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forni ot the invention has been shown.

In said drawings: Figure l is side ele vation oit a rail joint embodying the present improvements.

plan and partly in section oil the `joint shown in Fig.` l, the section being taken on the line C--D Fig. Q. Fig. 41- is a section on Fig. 5 a perspective View of a portion of one oiE the members forming a part of the j n'esent invention. Fig. G is a detail View of one oi the pins nsed in connection with the 'fish plate. Fig. "r" is a perspeetive View ot' a looking ineinber. lifig. 8 is a `perspeetiye yiewoi1 a key for nse in connection with the looking ineinber.

Fig. 2 is a seetion on line` i Fig. 3 is a View partly in` the rails are adapted to receive fastening pins e one oil which has been shown in de- '"'.`\.4

tail 1n l( 1g. G. lilaoh tastening pin has a `head (5 'for engaging the outer side ot the mediate laterally extending longitudiinrl 'flange l0, both ot theselianges being loeated above the usinrl base :'lange ll.. Openings lb! are i'orined in the upstanding j| .)ortion ol:l

the V[ish plate, this npsta d ing` portion being iinlieated generally at l and` being provided, along its inner side, with a longitudinal 4rib l/-ladapted to lit snugly under the heads oli the rails, shown partielfllarly 1n liigs. il and fl. The intermediate liange 10 is proif'ided. in its npper ilaee, with transw-irsely rounded ts 153 :registering with, the bottoni portions oilithe openings l2 and termed along one side ol eaeh of these seats isan angular recess orrabbet 1 6 extending j up to the web or npstanding portion.

The seats l5 are disposed in pairs, the rabv bets or recesses 'le `being extended between the seats, as shown in Fig. Interposed between these seats is a grows li' haring,

at its inner end, an opening 'i8 extending all the way through the tiangelO. j

llVhere lonr `openin are` provided inthe fish plate, thns :training two pairs, a 'vertical reinforcing web 19 is 'formed between `the ,j

tlanges f), 11,0 andv 11 and midway between the two pairs et seats 15.` interposed between the webs 19 and the adjacent `seats l5 et the two pairs are reinloreing webs 20,

these webs being located between the upper and intermediate flanges 9 and l0, Back oit each. web 2O a spreading elenient 2l 'formed integral with the two flanges 9 and l0. That 'upstanding edge oit the spreading eleinent 2l reinote troni the web 19 is wedge-shaped. as shown in Fig.` 3, while the inner side oit `the web 20 is inclined inwardly toward the web andextends slightly past the spreading eleinent ,j .n locking device is As shownin Fig. 7, this looking deyiee is in the iliorni oit a plate 22 having a `forwardly extended interniediate` p ortion :from which depends a stud Qfl. A longitudinal shoulder j insertible between the tlanges 9 and Il() above each pair ot seats l5.

25 is formed along the top of the plate 22 and has its ends cut off diagonally, as shown at 2G. Teeth 27 depend from the plate 22 at opposite sides of the stud 2l and are spaced apart a distance equal to the distance between the seats 15 of each pair.

An elongated wedge 80 is adapted to be inserted longitudinally between the flanges 9 and 10 and above the plate 22 so as to eX- tend bach ofthe shoulder this wedge being provided, at its small end, with a slot 31 extending longitudinally7 thereof` close to its front edge. VVhenthe wedge is driven longitudinally into position upon and back of the shoulder 25 and between the flanges 9 and 10, the spreading element 21 will wedge into the slot 31 as hereinafter' set forth.

lVlien it is desired to secure two rails together by means of' the joint herein described, the fish plate 3 is placed at one side of the rails after which the web 13 of the other fish plate is placed at the other side of the rails, the openings l and 12 being disposed in alinement with the openings L. The pins are then inserted through the two fish plates and the openings 2, the heads of the pins bearing against the fish plate 3 while the grooved portions T of the pins will rest within the seats 15. A locking member, such as shown in Fig. 7, is then inserted between the flanges 9 and 10 and above the seats 15. By holding the plate 22 close to the bottom of the flange 9, the stud 2-fl can slip back into the groove 17 to position directly over the opening 18 whereupon, when the plate 22 is released, the stud 21 will drop into the opening 1S and the teeth 27 will drop into the groove 7 and back of the shoulders 8. Thus withdrawal of the pins from 9 and 10 and above the plate 22, this wedge being so shaped at its bottom as to extend back of the shoulder 25, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. By driving the wedge 30 longitudinally the slot 31 will be brought to position where the wedging element 21 will enter the same and this wedging element will thus deflect the tongue 32 of the wedge 30 outwardly against the diagonally disposed inner surface of the web 2O which, in turn, will deflect the tongue inwardly, thus causing the tongueto partly wrap about the spreading element 21, as shown in Fig. 3. Consequently accidental withdrawal of the wedge 30 from the fish plate is prevented. Only by forcibly driving the wedge outwardly from the fish plate so as to cause the tongue 32 to bend out of engagement with the element 21, cany said wedge 3h0 be removed from the fish plate. Thus it will be seen that separation of the parts of the joint is prevented unless effected intentionally.

As shown in Fig. 1, the top surface of the flange 9 is inclined upwardly toward its center .from its ends so that, as the wheels pass over the rails at their meeting ends, they will ride onto this flange 9 and be lifted over the meeting ends of the rails, thus preventing pounding at the oint. y

1While the structure as described is designed for use in connection with four fastening pins, it is to be understood that with obvious modifications, the joint can be used in connection with either siX or eight pins. Where it is used in connection with six pins twv fastening dev`ces 22LL are provided, these being the same as the fastening plate22 hereinbefore described, with the exception y that the stud 24 is arranged with two of the teeth 29 at one side thereof and the other tooth 29 at its other side. l/Vhere the joint is to be used in connection with eight Yfastening pins, the plates 22 are the same as those shown in Fig.` 7 with the exception that two teeth 29 are located at each side of the stud 24:. These modified structures have been illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10. If

desired, the studs 24 and 21 can be provided il with cotter pins 33 for holding them against withdrawal from the openings 18.

That is claimed is j 1. 1n a rail joint, a fish platehaving superposed flanges, one of' said flanges being provid-ed with transverse seats registering with apertures in the fish plates, pins insertible transversely through rails and into said apertures and seats, said pins having shoulders, a locking plate insertib'le between the 1' flanges, separate means carried bythe loicking plate for engaging the flange thereunder and the respective pins, and means insertible between the flanges and into engagement with the plate for holding said plate against movement relative to the flanges. j' 4 The combination rwith abutting rails,

of a rail oint including opposed fish plates,

superposed flanges extending longitudinally t' along one of the fish plates, there being transverse seats within the lower one of said flanges and registering with the apertures in the fish plates and rails, pins extending through said apertures andy into the seats, T

said pins having shoulders, a locking plate interposed between the flanges, a stud depending therefrom and insertible into engagement with the lower` one of said flanges,

teeth depending from the plate and into" engagement withthe shoulders of' the pins, a wedge insertible longitudinally between the flanges and above andfbaclr of the plate to secure the plate against movement relative to the flanges, and means vin'tegi'alwith the l flanges for engaging and spreading the wedge during its insertlon between the flanges.

3. The combination with abutting rails, o

of a rail joint including 'opposed fish plates, superposed flanges extending longitudinally along one of? the fish plates, there being transverse seats within the lower one ofi said flanges and registering with the apertin'es in the fish plates and rails, pins extending through said aperlanfes and into the seats, said `pins haring shoulders, a looking plate interposed between the flanges, a stud depending therefrom and insertible into engagement with the lower one olf said flai'iges. teeth depending from the plate and into engagement with the shoulders ofI the pins, a wedge insertible longitudinallj between the flanges and above and backof the plate to seenre the plate against inorelnent relative to the flanges, a spreading element for engaging and spreading one end portion off the wedge when nio'ved to position between the flanges, andineltns wperating with said spreading' element for partly wrapping a portion off the wedge about the spreading element to anchor the wedge between the flanges. f

fl.. ln a rail joint, a fish plate having par allel laterally extending flanges formed longitudinally thereon, the lower one oli said flanges having trzirnsrerse seats, rail tasten- .ing pins inset-tilde through the fish plate and into the seats, said pins having shoulders, a looking plateinsertible between the flan ges and above the pins, mains depending lironi the plate for engaging the lower one og said flanges to hold the plate against reinoval from between the flanges, ineans depending from the plate lor engaging the shoulders on the pins to hold said pins against withdrawal troni the fish plate, a wedge inserte` ble longitudinally between the flanges and above and bael of:

the plate to hold said` plate against n'iovei'nent, said wedge having a split end, and means in. the path ofi the split end of.1 the 'wedge and integral with the flanges for spreading said, wedge to anchor it between the flanges.

In a rail joint, a fish plate having parallel laterally extending flanges formed loingitndinally thereon, the lower one off said flanges having transverse seats, rail :tastening pins insertible through the .fish plate and into the seats, said pins lnwing shor|lders, a looking plate insertifble between the flanges and above the pins, means depending from the plate fior engaging the lower one of. said flanges to hold the plate against renioval :from between the flanges, means depending froin the plate :for engaging the shoulders on the pins for holtfling the pins against witlnlrawal ffl-oni the fish plate, a wedge insertible longitmlinally between the flanges and above and haelt of the plate to hold said plate against inorenient, said wedge haring a split end, a spreading elenient in the path of 'the wedge :fior engaging and spreading one end portion ol the wedge when inserted. between the flanges, and means Cooperating with said, spreading means for partly7 rpping a portion of the wedge about the spreading means te anchor the wedge between the flanges.

`l'n testimony that we olaiin. the 'foregoing as onr own, we harehereto affixed our signajtilres in the presence of two witnesses.

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